MILAN – As we await the Serie A Week 30 match, which kicks off tonight at 20:45, we present you with some statistics from Football Data regarding Inter v Udinese.
Mazzarri’s golden March
The month of March has been a golden one in the career of coach Walter Mazzarri. He has averaged 1.67 points per match at the professional level, thanks to 26 wins, 16 draws and 14 losses over 56 games played.
Inter: 31 matches without a penalty
Inter are the only team still waiting to receive a penalty in their favour in the 2013/14 Serie A season. The last one whistled for the Nerazzurri came on 8 May 2013, subsequently missed by Alvarez, in Inter 1-3 Lazio. Since then 31 league matches have passed.
Inter v Udinese: no draws since 2008
Not one of the last 12 meetings between Inter and Udinese, whether in Milan or Friuli, ended in a draw. There have been 7 victories for the Nerazzurri and 5 for the Bianconeri. The last draw took place in Udine: 0-0 in the league on 27 January 2008.
Match-up between the top two Serie A veterans
Walter Mazzarri (364 Serie A matches) and Francesco Guidolin (546 Serie A matches) are the two leaders this Serie A season when it comes to the number of games in charge as a coach. Tonight the two, with 910 appearances between them, will be facing off.
Udinese: only one clean sheet in the last 21 away games
The Zebrette have registered just one clean sheet in their last 21 away games: a 2-0 win at Bologna in the league on 1 February. In the other 20 matches they have let in 36 goals.
Mazzarri v Guidolin: all even
There have been 16 previous competitive clashes between the two coaches, with the record standing at 5 wins for Walter Mazzarri, 6 draws and 5 wins for Francesco Guidolin.
Mazzarri v Udinese: the Nerazzurri coach ahead 7-5
There have been 20 previous competitive matches between Walter Mazzarri, as a coach, and Udinese. The record stands at 7 victories for the Nerazzurri coach, 8 draws and 5 wins for the Bianconeri. Furthermore, Mazzarri’s Serie A coaching debut came against Udinese when he was at the helm of Reggina: a 0-0 draw in Calabria on 12 September 2004.
Guidolin v Inter: the Nerazzurri clearly ahead
There have been 33 previous competitive matches between Francesco Guidolin, as a coach, and Inter. There have been 9 wins for the coach from Veneto, 6 draws and 18 wins for the Nerazzurri.